Month: October 2024

Oct 4, 2024, 10:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Renault chief executive Luca de Meo has said their “family jewel” Alpine Formula 1 team is not for sale after the company confirmed its engine production will end after next season for financial reasons. In an interview with L’Equipe, the Italian defended the strategy of Alpine
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Oct 4, 2024, 03:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula One won’t be proceeding with the rookie-race this year. Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images Formula 1 will not hold a sprint race for rookie drivers in Abu Dhabi after the final grand prix of the season, the governing FIA said on Wednesday. The concept has been discussed for
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Hyundai Motor and Waymo have agreed to a multiyear, strategic partnership that includes the self-driving company adding the South Korean automaker’s Ioniq 5 electric vehicle to its robotaxi fleet. Courtesy image Hyundai Motor and Waymo have agreed to a multiyear, strategic partnership that includes the self-driving company adding the South Korean automaker’s Ioniq 5 electric
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Source: Tesla Over ten months after deliveries started, Tesla is now taking configurations for the non-Foundation series Cybertruck. The first Cybertruck deliveries occurred on November 30th last year, so we’re just over ten months past that date. As it often does, Tesla started fulfilling deliveries from the top down – it shipped higher-optioned, limited-edition models first,
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Open Extended Reactions The U.S. Grand Prix saw a spike in ticket sales once Max Verstappen stopped winning so regularly, according to Austin circuit boss Bobby Epstein. The race at the Circuit of the Americas will take place on Oct. 21, having established itself as one of the most popular events on the F1 schedule.
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Thieves Are Stealing Headlights Faster Than You Can Say Eye-Snatching | Carscoops The rising theft of premium vehicle headlights has become a lucrative endeavor, with individual units costing upwards of $3,000 September 29, 2024 at 14:20 Rising headlight thefts signal a shift in automotive crime toward dismantled vehicle parts. Thieves are capitalizing on high-value headlights,
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Workers producing pure electric vehicles at a Volkswagen (Anhui) workshop in Hefei, China, on Sept. 25, 2024. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Europe’s top car giants appear to be increasingly concerned about the prospect of massive fines, particularly as electric vehicle demand falters ahead of the next tightening of carbon regulations. Automakers operating
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Associated Press Oct 2, 2024, 09:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two NASCAR teams — one of them owned by Michael Jordan — filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against the stock car series and chairman Jim France on Wednesday, claiming the new charter system limits competition by unfairly binding teams to the
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Brazen Thieves Steal Lamborghini, Porsche, Mercedes-AMG GT Rentals Before Track Day | Carscoops Five cars were snatched from Tibenham Airfield in Norfolk one day before they were supposed to be used a track event https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ by Brad Anderson October 1, 2024 at 17:50 A Porsche Cayman and VW Golf GTI were also among the cars
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Elon Musk is celebrating winning a lawsuit over his misleading claims regarding Tesla’s self-driving program. However, before celebrating, he should take a closer look at the defense his lawyers took: puffery. By definition, “puffery” refers to exaggerated or false praise. It’s also a legal defense used by defendants in cases of false advertising or misleading statements.
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Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorOct 1, 2024, 04:49 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Daniel Ricciardo has been replaced by Liam Lawson at Red Bull’s junior team RB. Getty Christian Horner has revealed that Red Bull’s motorsport adviser Helmut Marko wanted Daniel Ricciardo out of the RB
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Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorOct 1, 2024, 06:24 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Charles Leclerc is curious to see how he compares to Lewis Hamilton when the pair become Ferrari teammates next season. Hamilton shocked the Formula 1 world in February when he announced he
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